The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-15
A Warm Time in the Assembly.

causcusses that are being held, and the anti
Powderlyites claim that the administration will
be defeated
Warm Time i'm the Assembly.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 14-An effort was made
this afternoon to induce the General Assembly to
reconsider its action of yesterday in relation to
the Chicago stockyards strike. but it was sum-
marily squelched. The report of the committee
approving of Powderly's course the last
straw that broke the backs of the delegates of
district assemblies "a and 55 of Chicago They
came here with feeling of bitterness toward
the general master workman and the executive
board, with the exception of Barry, and they
had made such a thorough canvass that up to
the time the vote was taken they felt that the
resolution of censure would go through
Despite the secrecy that has been maintained in
relation to the debate of to-day, the material
facts have leaked out The official report of the
session will show that Lieb. of D. A. a. Chicago.
made vehement speech. He said that the
action of Powdery and other members Of the
board had defeated the purposes the stockyards
employees, and that the only man the board
who had treated the matter fairly, and who
enjoyed the full confidence Of the Chicago
knights was T. B. Barry. The latter, he sad
had done all in his power to aid the men, and
had he had the authority had he~not basa
sat down upon by Powderly and the other mem
bers of the board the strike would have been
won.
George A. Schilling, also from "a. made a
fiery speech in which he roundly scored the
general master workman and the board
Mr.. Barry was called upon to make general
review of the circumstances and his connection
with the matter, and emphatically declared that
the men would. in his opinion. have gained their
point without any extra expense to the order.
and. further. that he thought the demands of
the men were just.
The delegates from District Assembly 81
spoke upon the matter, and were positive that
the strikers would have been successful had they
been allowed to stay ont. Geo Chimenu. of
West Virginia, spoke in favor OF the resolution
of censure.
Mr.. Powderly then took the floor and went
the matter from beginning to end. He
made the point that the action of the executive
board was advised by him, and that il there
any blame in the matter it belonged TO him. His
speech and personal plea won over many dele
gates who had intended to vote with the Chicago
Knights, and probably lost for the latter the
battle.
Among the events OF the afternoon session was
the rejection of proposition to change the basis
of representation TO the General Assembly from
one delegate to each 3. 900 membe to one to
5000 This was defeat for the committee on
law. which reported in its favor. Tho law quail
flying members for election to the General As
sembly was so changed as to make the standard
Of eligibility mem bersnip in the order for eight
cen months. man bership in the district assembly
at least one year, and attendance at least three
sessions Of such district assembly.
There was a long discussion over a PROPOSE
tion to strike from the fourth plank of the decla
ration of the principles of the order clause
providing that lands held for speculative pur-
poses should be taxed at their full value, but it
defeated. Over a Of propositions
looking to technical change in the management
of the order and the extension Of its scope were
defeated, and when an adjournment was effected
less than half the report of the committee on
laws had been disposed of.
A committee from the Trades Assembly OF
Western Pennsylvania is here to induce the
General Assembly to take up the strike of the
employees of the Black Diamond steel works at
Pittsburg This has been .'scab" mill for
twenty five years. and between 400 and 1880
men are out.
Sumptuary Laws and Coiored knights.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. AT " Powderly's
paper. the Journal of United Labor, to be is
sued on Saturday, speaking Of the government
and sumptuary laws" will say: "Among the
most common objections to legislative regulation
of the liquor traffic, is that of revival of the
old sumptuary laws. This means that the gov
eminent has no right to say what shall eat
or drink What, then, is to be done with our
laws regulating poisonous articlesl Men
may sell swil milk and infect your household
with typhoid. Butchers may sell diseased meat
and inoculate you with trichiniass. Butter deal
ers may palm off on you old tallow manipulated
with chemicals, for giltedged butter, at 80
cents per pound. There is a right of self-protec-
ton left with every State and community. at
we'll as the individual, and how much better
that this right should be exercised in the pre-
venton of evil rather than in it's redress"
AS to the recognition of the colored delegates
at the Minneapolis convention, the paper says:
NV ny a laoor organization should receive more
criticism than that august body, the Senate of
the United States. We are at a loss to conceive.
These colored members possess every recon-
mendation of the white members. The Knights
have a strong following in the colored people.
They are good knights. and thus far have
casioned no trouble TO ths order. We extend to
them our hearty recognition"
International Arhifrafian.